Covid-19 has exposed flaws in ticketing practices – it’s time for a rethink

Ever-changing Covid restrictions leave theatres and freelancers in dire straits

Theatre leaders ‘bewildered’ by tier system changes

Theatres and circuses report no Covid cases since reopening

A new take on The Turn of the Screw shows the potential of mixing forms

Ever-changing Covid restrictions leave theatres and freelancers in dire straits

Covid has created a more caring environment on set – it feels good

More than just face masks: Covid-safe working means putting people first

Freelancers have been overlooked and underpaid for too long

Purists look away, but Covid may have ended the stage/screen divide for good

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Lyn Gardner

Lyn Gardner is a theatre critic and associate editor of The Stage. Read her weekly column every Monday.

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A new take on The Turn of the Screw shows the potential of mixing forms

Ever-changing Covid restrictions leave theatres and freelancers in dire straits

Theatre leaders ‘bewildered’ by tier system changes

Theatres and circuses report no Covid cases since reopening

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Sanjit Singh Chudha – ‘My first job was actually at the Conran Shop in Chelsea’

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